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The 86th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 86th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held as below.
Title: The Meaningful Construction of Geographical Realities: From Spatial Science to Action-centered Research
Lecturer: Dr. Benno Werlen, Professor, University of Jena, Germany
Date & Time: 12:50-14:50, Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Venue: Large Conference Room, Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University
Language: English
(Nov 28) The 4th TAOYAKA Program International Symposium will be held
We are happy to announce that the 4th TAOYAKA Program International Symposium will be held at Hiroshima University on Monday, 28 November, 2016. The theme of the symposium will be “On-site Education for Global Understanding: Graduate School Programs and IYGU 2016.” We will invite Prof. Benno Werlen, the Exective Director of IYGU who is well known for his contribution to the International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU).
We also invite two professors from other graduate school programs; Prof. Tetsukazu Yahara, Progream Coordinator of Graduate Education and Research Training program in Decision Science for a sustainable society, Kyusyu University and Prof. Kohei Okamoto, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University. All those who are interested are invited to attend!
The 4th TAOYAKA Program International Symposium
“On-site Education for Global Understanding: Graduate School Programs and IYGU2016”
Date & Time: 11:00-17:00, Monday, 28 November, 2016
Venue: Library Hall, Central Library, Hiroshima University
1-2-2, Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, 739-8512
Language: Simultaneous interpretation provided (English/Japanese)
Registration: Contact us for registration with your name, affiliation by 24 November, 2016
Contact: Taoyaka Program Office
Email: taoyaka*hiroshima-u.ac.jp (replace*with@)
The 85th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 85th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held as below.
– Title: Cruise Tourism in a Remote Small Island – High Yield and Low Impact?
– Speaker: Dr. Joseph M. Cheer
Lecturer, Graduate Tourism Program Director, Australia & International Tourism Research Unit (AITRU), National Centre for Australian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
– Date & Time: Monday, November 21, 4:20pm to 5:50pm
– Venue: Room 204, K Building, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University
– Language: English
The seminar is open to public, and prior registration is not required.
The 84th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 84th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held with the 338th IDEC seminar on Thursday, November 10.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Thursday, November 10, 2016
■ Time: 16:30 – 17:30
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: A comparative empirical analysis of the determinants of initiation of integrated reporting practices in Japanese and UK listed companies: the view of voluntary disclosure theory or legitimacy theory?
■ Speaker: Dr. Kimitaka Nishitani, Professor, The Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University
■ Registration: Not required
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4697
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
The 83rd TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 83rd TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held with the 334th IDEC seminar and the 210th Institute for Peace Science Research Seminar on Friday, October 28.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Friday, October 28, 2016
■ Time: 12:50 – 14:20
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: Post Vietnam War: Rebuilding Bridges after Devastation
■ Speaker: Ms. Le Ly Hayslip, Author of the Director Oliver stone Movie “Heaven and Earth”
■ Registration: Not required
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4697
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
The 81st TAOYAKA Program seminar
The 81st TAOYAKA Program seminar will be held with the 337th IDEC seminar on Friday, November 4th. Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Friday, November 04, 2016
■ Time: 14:35 – 16:05
■ Venue: Room 201, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: Beach Management and Background Erosion Control against Climate and Human-induced
■ Speaker: Prof. Jung Lyul LEE, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Korea
■ Registration: Not required
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4697
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
The 82nd TAOYAKA Program seminar “IBM Japan, Ltd.” will be held on Friday, November 18th.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
This seminar is co-hosted with “the 29th Consortium jinzai seminar” at Global career design center at Hiroshima University.
■ Date: Friday, November 18, 2016
■ Time: 14:35-16:05
■ Venue: 3F, M Building, The First Meeting Room, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University
■ Title: Technology Strategy and Work style at global enterprise -for future leaders-
■ Speaker: Ms. Rieko Kataoka, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Japan, Ltd. Tokyo Laboratory
■ Language: Japanese, Interpretation into English is provided
How does Information Technology change the world?
The speaker Rieko Kataoka will talk about the the latest technology”IBM Watson” and its work application example.
IBM Waston makes it possible to understand the things deeply and make a decision more appropriately.
IBM called the system of Watson technology using the artificial intelligence, “Cognitive computing”.
She would like to introduce the research and development at IBM Group company and Technology Strategy and Work style at global enterprise .
■ Registration: Required, Please send your name and affiliation to Taoyaka Program Office
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4696
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
The 80th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 80th TAOYAKA Program seminar will be held with the 335th IDEC seminar on Monday, October 17th. Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Monday, October 17, 2016
■ Time: 16:30-18:30
■ Venue: 2F Room 204, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: Airport structure, governance and strategy: effects on performance
■ Speaker: Dr. Jürgen Müller, Professor, Berlin School of Economics and law
■ Registration: Not required
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4697
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
The Opening Ceremony of TAOYAKA Program was held
The Opening Ceremony of TAOYAKA Program was held on October 3, 2016. We welcomed one student from Turkey. We now have 47 students from 15 countries with various academic and career backgrounds.
The Program director of TAOYAKA Program, Dr. Miyatani, gave the opening address to congratulate and encourage the newly-enrolled student. The student aims to become a global leader who will design and implement “onsite reverse innovation” to solve issues in order to actualize a society of multicultural coexistence.
(Oct 29, 30 Nov 1) Admission Information sessions will be held
International Cooperation Career Fair 2016
Taoyaka Program will open a booth at International Cooperation Career Fair 2016.
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2016
Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: TKP AKASAKAEKI Conference Center (Kokusai Shin-Akasaka East Building, 27-14, Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
*Note: Only pre-registered attendees will be able to attend. For further details visit here.
Information Sessions at Hiroshima University
Please contact us for registration with your name, affiliation and contact information by October 2.
1) Date: Monday, October 31, 2016
Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm (JST)
Venue: Multipurpose Room 1.2, Student Plaza, Hiroshima University (1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima 739-8514 Japan)
Language: Japanese
2) Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm (JST)
Venue: 1F Large Conference Room, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University (1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima 739-8529 Japan)
Language: English
*Note: Attendees can attend via skype. Please register by October 25.
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Overview of Program, Entrance Examination, Q&A
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